Developer: Selectparks
Genre: Simulation

Selectparks' acmi {{park}} is a first-person multiplayer exploration game created for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, an organization dedicated to helping the public enjoy the many different types of media involving motion pictures. The game itself lets you explore the ACMI facility, which has been faithfully and meticulously re-created in 3D. The insides and outsides of the buildings are accurate models of those that really exist in Melbourne.

Acmi {{park}} attempts to graphically portray the ACMI facility in Melbourne.

However, outside of the ACMI facilities lies a fantastic and beautiful world that is intended to provide both visual and aural stimulation. An example of this would be what is called the "Scratch Rink," a large, flat surface that emits a variety of sounds when you walk on it. As you move along the surface, the sound that is emitted changes pitch, which is a simple mechanic that nonetheless leads to more immersive interaction. There are a number of other areas where you can interact with the environment to engage in similarly engrossing activities. These diversions, coupled with a surreal and rich landscape, provide a nice contrast from the ACMI facilities, which are, of course, firmly grounded in reality.

Interaction with other players is done primarily by using "light balls," which you can shoot out at other players or objects. Besides producing a nice shimmering effect, the balls produce different sounds as they bounce off objects. If there were a number of players all shooting these light balls at one another, it would produce an interesting cacophony of sounds; this would help to foster cooperative gameplay between players.

Playing acmi {{park}} is most certainly a captivating experience. Even if you can never actually make it to the real-world ACMI, this game gives you an accurate depiction of the center itself, with the added bonus of an enchanting outside world.

Developer: Anino Entertainment
Genre: Action RPG
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Anito: Defend a Land Enraged is a single-player, point-and-click action role-playing game in the vein of some of the more popular dungeon crawlers currently available in today's gaming market. The game puts you in the dual roles of siblings Agila and Maya, who must locate their missing father and help restore order to the fictional land of Maroka, which is being torn apart by war. Each character is playable separately, and their unique storylines intertwine as the plot progresses.

Because you just can't ever have enough chakra.

Anito's interface is fairly easy to navigate, and it lets you perform a number of different tasks without getting too bogged down with keyboard navigation. By moving the mouse over items and people, you can either inspect or interact with them, depending upon which icon you select with the right mouse button beforehand. Engaging in combat requires you to simply press a button to put your character into a battle stance, and then clicking on the enemy you wish to attack will cause your character to do so. Each character also has upgradable abilities in the categories of strength, agility, health, and chakra. Chakra is essentially the game's version of magic, which allows you to perform varying types of spells, depending on your character's strength in that area. You also will experience day and night cycles throughout the game and therefore will need to manage realistic eating and sleep schedules.

Anito uses a graphics engine that blends 3D and sprite-based graphics in a pretty unique way. The game also features an isometric camera view, as well as an art style firmly rooted in traditional fantasy fiction. The world of Maroka is a large one, complete with five fully populated towns and more than 150 different characters to interact with.